Palafrugell

Worth seeing in and around Palafrugell

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Cork Museum of Palafrugell

   The Cork Museum of Palafrugell, Spain, is a museum about the cork industry in Catalonia. Founded in 1972, the Cork Museum is part of the Costa Brava Museum Network and the Network of Local Museums of Catalonia in Girona.

   200 m · museum in Catalonia, Spain · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Sant Sebastià de la Guarda

   Sant Sebastià de la Guarda is a historical site located in the town of Llafranc in the Baix Emporda region of Girona province. The site consists of an Iberian archeological site from the 6th-1st centuries B.C., a 15th-century watchtower and a 19th-century lighthouse on top of a small mountain 156m above the sea, which protected the region from pirate attacks and retains many of its original features.

   4 km · building in Girona Province, Spain · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Sa Perola Interpretation Centre

   Sa Perola is the net dyeing house of the Fisherman's Guild at Saint Piere. It is located in Carrer de les Voltes de Calella de Palafrugell.

   3.7 km · building in Girona Province, Spain · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Museu Can Mario

   Can Mario Museum is the Fundació Vila Casas Museum of Contemporary Sculpture in Palafrugell. It was opened in 2004.

   100 m · sculpture museum in Palafrugell, Costa Brava, Spain · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Centre Fraternal

   The Centre Fraternal is a casino and cultural center placed in Palafrugell active since 1887. It is placed in a nineteenth-century building which, protected as Local Cultural Interest Heritage building.

   200 m · building in Girona Province, Spain · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Central Market
2. 02
   Cork Museum of Palafrugell
3. 03
   Church of Saint Martin

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Things to do

The city is inland, however the municipality gets to the sea. Check information on beaches in Calella de Palafrugell, Llafranc and Tamariu, which are the villages on the sea coast belonging to Palafrugell. La Garoinada: Gastronomic campaign around the garoina (sea urchin). From mid-January to the end of March. Sopars Cantats Pere Bahí: Traditional dinners accompanied by tavern songs.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Restaurant L'Arc

   Carrer del Consell 13–15 (On Plaça Nova, in the centre of town.),.

2. 02
   Detres

   Carrer Giralt i Subirós 3–5 (Just off the church square and close to the municipal market.),.

3. 03
   Frankfurt Gretel

   Carrer de Cavallers 48 (A short walk west of Plaça Nova.),.

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Getting to Palafrugell

Airports

Girona-Costa Brava (GRO), 33 km · Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat (BCN), 114 km · Reus (REU), 187 km

• Barcelona → Palafrugell

  102 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · €12–17
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• Reus → Palafrugell

  191 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · €22–31
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• Mahón (Maó) → Palafrugell

  245 km · quickest by air, 6h 43m · €110–170
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